I don't know if it's my excitement for the London Fashion Week that I'm attending this afternoon with some new friends, February ending, spring approaching, one month until we have visitors and a big dose of America + home, volunteering at a local school library, some exciting job prospects, or all of the above, but this week has been a significant improvement from the last few weeks. Nevertheless, there is still much to learn....

1. Pub Sundays are a whole-family affair with kids, babies, grandparents, dogs, and friends.2. Everyone says "cheers." From what I've gathered, it could be any of the following: hello, goodbye, and thank you. 3. Pop-up stores are a big thing here. There are pop-up clothing or home boutiques, pop-up outlet stores, pop-up coffee shops, pop-up furniture stores, pop-up pubs, etc. They seem to be there in a blink of an eye and then it's gone.4. They put butter on errr-thang. And it's so good. But oh, so bad. 5. Country music is not the country music that I love at home {I miss Luke Bryan and Hunter Hayes...}. They consider it to be Rock&Roll and sometimes jazz. 6. The blocks are not in squares like Chicago, so I am constantly getting lost and can barely find my way back.7. Speaking of getting lost, City Mapper and Google Maps are greats apps to use when lost or when figuring out the quickest way to get from A to B {of course that would require you to have a working phone with data...}. 8. The Taylor Walker company is a conglomerate that seems to buy out old pubs. The pubs keep the individual names, which makes tourists think the pub is unique. However, it's not. And the sign that says "Best Fish + Chips in London" is a lie. Find a pub that does not belong to the Taylor Walker group. You'll thank me. 9. While I am starting to loathe the rain, Brits seem to think it's normal {which I guess it is in England}. As someone put it, there is no such thing as poor weather, but rather, it's being poorly prepared. 10. I love America so much more than I ever have. Not that I've never had pride for my country, but being away makes me realize how much I love anything + everything America {which just feeds right into our stereotype, doesn't it?}.